If you haven’t been exposed to or learning a second language since you were a young child, the acquisition of that language can be difficult. For the first eight years of a child’s life, they are more susceptible to picking up and learning the intricacies of a foreign language. For instance, if a child is born into a Spanish and English speaking household, they will learn and understand both languages as they grow up. But why is teaching Spanish important? Why start at such a young age?

Research shows that Spanish is the number two most spoken language in the entire world. There are over 380 million native Spanish speakers, a number that dwarfs the population of native English speakers. With so many people speaking Spanish in the world, the opportunities for an individual who is bilingual